Here is New Testament quote from the Old that shows if the Septuagint was the version of the Scriptures used by the human author and the Holy Spirit, which is usually the case – 70-80% of the time, according to those who claim to know. I am doing my own investigation which is detailed below. The Septuagint version I am using is the Lexham English Septuagint 2nd Edition, which is available in print or as part of Logos Bible Software. It supposedly uses the version of the LXX closest to what the early church had available. Occasionally I also use the Brenton translation for insight into difficult passages.
If you want to know more, click on the following links.
- Why Christians Should Prefer the Septuagint over the Masoretic Text.
- Some Insights Gained through Comparing the Masoretic Text to the Septuagint
- Side-by-side comparisons of the Masoretic Text (MT) to the Septuagint (LXX).
- New Testament Quotes from the Septuagint
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5 Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6 and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, WHO CREATED HEAVEN AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE EARTH AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE SEA AND THE THINGS IN IT, that there will be delay no longer, Revelation 10:5–6 (NASB95) |
11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth and everything in them, and he rested on the seventh day. Because of this the Lord blessed the seventh day and made it holy. Exodus 20:11 (LES2) |
11 “For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. Exodus 20:11 (NASB95) |
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